M&E Manager (Data Center)

Key Responsibilities

Project Management and Coordination

• Lead and manage all M&E works from design development and construction through testing, commissioning, and final handover.
• Coordinate M&E activities with clients, consultants, contractors, authorities, vendors, and internal project teams.
• Review and monitor project schedules to ensure M&E deliverables are aligned with overall project milestones.
• Identify project risks, constraints, and technical issues, and implement appropriate mitigation measures.
• Ensure all works are executed in accordance with approved drawings, specifications, quality standards, and contractual requirements.
• Lead coordination meetings, technical workshops, and progress reviews.

Design and Technical Management

• Review M&E designs, calculations, shop drawings, method statements, and technical submissions for compliance, coordination, and constructability.
• Manage design coordination across architectural, structural, civil, mechanical, and electrical disciplines.
• Evaluate technical proposals, equipment selections, material submissions, and vendor documentation.
• Provide technical expertise on mission-critical systems, including redundancy, availability, maintainability, and reliability requirements.
• Interpret and resolve technical issues arising during design and construction.

Testing and Commissioning

• Develop and implement Testing and Commissioning (T&C) strategies, plans, procedures, and schedules.
• Manage Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT), Site Acceptance Tests (SAT), Integrated Systems Testing (IST), and final commissioning activities.
• Coordinate with independent commissioning agents, client-appointed consultants, authorities, and specialist vendors.
• Ensure all systems meet operational readiness, performance, redundancy, and reliability requirements before handover.
• Lead the troubleshooting, investigation, and resolution of commissioning issues.
• Review test results, commissioning records, as-built documentation, and operation and maintenance manuals.

Quality, Safety, and Compliance

• Ensure compliance with applicable local authority regulations, statutory requirements, industry codes, and client standards.
• Drive quality assurance and quality control processes for all M&E works.
• Ensure compliance with Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) requirements and project HSE standards.
• Conduct inspections, audits, site reviews, and quality assessments.
• Monitor construction quality, safety performance, and corrective action close-out.

Commercial and Contract Management

• Review subcontractor progress claims, valuations, and variation orders.
• Monitor M&E budgets, expenditure, forecasts, and cost-control measures.
• Support procurement activities, including the technical evaluation of suppliers, vendors, and subcontractors.
• Monitor subcontractor performance and compliance with contractual obligations.
• Assist with the review and resolution of contractual, technical, and commercial issues.

Stakeholder Management and Reporting

• Serve as the primary point of contact for all M&E-related matters.
• Maintain effective communication with clients, consultants, contractors, vendors, regulatory authorities, and internal stakeholders.
• Provide regular progress updates, risk reports, technical reports, and management briefings.
• Escalate critical issues and recommend timely corrective actions.
• Foster strong working relationships across multidisciplinary project teams.

Requirements

Education and Professional Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Building Services Engineering, or a related discipline.

Experience

• Minimum 10 years of M&E construction experience , including at least 3 years in a managerial or leadership role .
• Proven experience delivering large-scale data centre projects or other mission-critical facilities.
• Strong experience managing testing, commissioning, and integrated systems testing for complex M&E systems.
• Experience managing consultants, subcontractors, specialist vendors, and multidisciplinary project teams

Technical Competencies

• Strong knowledge of critical power infrastructure and data centre cooling systems.
• Good understanding of data centre requirements.
• Expertise in commissioning methodologies, FAT, SAT, IST, and operational readiness.
• Ability to review and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, contracts, schedules, and technical documentation.
• Proficiency in project planning, scheduling, reporting, and document management software.
• Strong problem-solving, leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

We are committed to conducting business with integrity and in full compliance with all applicable anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws. Successful candidates will be expected to uphold the Company's ethical standards and comply with all requirements set out in the Company's Compliance Policy.